Report: Jailed Pussy Riot members seek community service in Russia

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State media: Lawyers for two members of Pussy Riot ask for them to do community service

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina sentenced in August 2012 to 2 years in prison

Convicted of hooliganism for performing song critical Vladimir Putin in cathedral

Both have had requests for bail denied in recent months, state media report

Lawyers for two jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot have asked for the women to be allowed to do community service instead of serving the remainder of their prison sentence, state media said Friday.

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina were sentenced to two years in prison for hooliganism after a trial in August 2012.

The community service could include working for a charity or the media, official news agency Itar-Tass cited attorney Irina Khrunova as saying.

The two women, who have been in prison since March 2012, are due for release in March, state-run RIA Novosti news agency said.

Both have had requests for bail denied in recent months, the news agency said.